Derived equivalences of selfinjective algebras preserve singularities

We prove that the derived equivalences (more generally the stable equivalences of Morita type) of finite dimensional selfinjective algebras over algebraically closed fields preserve the types of singularities in the orbit closures of module varieties. As an application, we obtain that the orbit closures in the module varieties of the Brauer tree algebras are normal and Cohen-Macaulay. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000):14B05, 14L30, 16D50, 16G20